New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-17
THE ANARCHISTS ASK NO PARDON.
OPPOSING PETITION TO THE GOVERNOR.
REPORTED QUARREL BETWEEN SPIES AND MISS
VAN ZANDT.

A REPORTED QUARREL BETWEEN SPIES AND MISS
VAN zANDT.
CHICAGO, SeIt 16 tSpecau.-The announcer ent
Is made this evening that the condemned Anarchists
do not wish TO have the Amnesty Society petition
Governor Ogleshy for pardon or Communication OF
their sentence. They held q consultation this morn
Ing among themselves and discussed their case in Its
various bearings The enormous petition which 1t was
proposed to get up for Governor Oglesby, with O
myriad of names attached, was voted agans. unani-
mously. y They feel said a friend and member OF
the " Defence Committee that they have done
nothing TOT which to ask the pardon OF society. or
tn society ought rather to ask their pardon They
will cringe and crawl TOR mercy They are re-
solved t. die they have livcdh onorablc and brave
men. As for the appeal to the Supreme Court that
s a different matter Some of them feel that they
NAV use every to be found in the laws and
then II they die, their death will &C use the system
and show to the world that poor man and just man
who speaks his mini no Longer live IN the United
States"
lie added that three OF the condemned were
opposed TO an appeal the Supreme Court but re-
fused to disclose their names lie also said that no
matter what the hnal decision OF tue men was their
friends would 90 ahead and mako every effort Tor
reversal OF the ud gment by the United States SD
preme Court In the event OF that faiiing petition
would be got up.
A local paper tonight says that there Is lovers
quarrel, or perhaps some more serious trouble.
between Miss Nina Van Zandt and August Spies This
morning the ,lled at the Jail according to her
CUSTOM and went the west end OF the cage. Spies,
who was pacing the further end OF the corridor soon
saw her and came to the screen The pair engaged
In what seemed to be intensely interesting eonyersa
tion Tor a few minutes. Then he turned ou his heel
aud walked away, while his waiting BRIDE called 10
him without receiving reply. Then che slowly
turned and lett the jail As she passed out her
eyes filled with tears and when Turnkey Pieice
SAID You are going early this morning" her lips
quivered sob aud the tears fell us she rcmhlingly
said Yea" About ten minutes later she returned
aud bad another talk with Spies and when she vent
aw ay at 10 o'clock sh" seemed less unhappy
spies has bean treating her codly OF iae. fester-
day she stood fifteen minutes In the cage before ne
co9deseended to notice her. and then hts actions ndi
Gated that he regarded the conference as something
OF d bore It's suggested that tue novelty OF The
foolish youns woman's iuiatuation has probably
crown dull the Anarchist and the daily visits are
becoming uresome 10 him.
condemned men tni. IN orning. When the prisoners
we're RAPED up Mrs. Parsons took Nina IN cbarge
and was evidently bracing hsr up" 1bc three
women seemed down hearted, aud the prisoners were
more than usually irritab e.
Among the other visitors was a well dressed
Englshman who talked long and earnestly with
Fielden and was presently joined by Spies. The
Bf.ton lett the building alter soo urn Of three
auarters hour, passing through the outer
corridor gave FREQ expression OF his .hoU ghtS why
said he this maintenance OF a law whicn ucpfiscs
these men thsr right of free speech ~ bal bArous
II England did such a thing every Irish wind 0ag
who soouts to-day would be hanged on the morrow
The % Defence Committee IA making every tHort
TO intuence the puolic sentiment In iayor OF the
communication theory, aud has great hopes OF making
it successful Captain Black SAID Today that thete
vas nothing new TO be said until the arrangements
now being made in the East should be completed,
and he should learn who IL 10 conduct tue case before
the Supreme Court IL II gets there.